Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) <br /> <br />“Komm, du süße Todesstunde” <br /> <br />(Come, sweet hour of death) <br /> <br />BWV 161 <br /> <br /> <br />Event: <br />Cantata for the 16th Sunday after Trinity <br />[also for the Feast of Purification of Mary] <br /> <br />Readings: <br />Epistle: Ephesians 3: 13-21; Gospel: Luke 7: 11-17 <br />[Epistle: Malachi 3: 1-4; Gospel: Luke 2: 22-32] <br /> <br />Musical Context of Bach Cantatas: <br />Motets & Chorales for 16th Sunday after Trinity <br />[Motets & Chorales for Feast of Purification of Mary] <br /> <br />Composed: <br />Weimar, 1716 <br /> <br />1st performance: September 27, 1716 - Weimar <br />2nd performance: Unknown date in Leipzig period <br /> <br />Text: <br />Salomo Franck (Mvts. 1-5) <br />Christoph Knoll (Mvt. 6) <br /> <br />Scoring: <br />Soloists: Alto, Tenor; 4-part Chorus <br />Orchestra: 2 recorders, strings, organ continuo <br /> <br /> <br />Mvt. 1: Aria w/ Chorale (00:00) <br />Mvt. 2: Recitative (05:24) <br />Mvt. 3: Aria (07:27) <br />Mvt. 4: Recitative (12:27) <br />Mvt. 5: Chorus (14:56) <br />Mvt. 6: Chorale (17:49) <br /> <br /> <br />Alto: Yoshikazu Mera <br />Tenor: Makoto Sakurada <br /> <br />Bach Collegium Japan <br /> <br />Masaaki Suzuki <br /> <br />Feb, Jun, Jul 1997, at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
